Gonads Flashcards

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Gonads

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Secrete hormones that are responsible for the development and maintenance of the secondary sez characteristics that develop during puberty

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Precocious puberty

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Early onset puberty

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Estrogen

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Hormone secreted by the ovaries that is important in the development and maintenance of the female secondary sez characteristics and regulation of the menstrual cycle

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Progesterone

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Hormone released during the second hald of the menstrual cycle by the corpus luteum in the ovary
Complete the preparation of the uterus for possible pregnancy

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Gamete

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Reproductive cell
Sperm
Ova (eggs)

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Gonadotropin

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Hormone that stimulates the gonads

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Androgens

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Sex hormones, primarily testosterone, secreted by the gonads, AC, and fat cells
Promote the development and maintenance of the male sex characteristics

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Testosterone

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Steroid hormone secreted by the testicles and the adrenal cortex to stimulate the development of male secondary sex characteristics

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